Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-24
The Latest is that Chaqita, tbs WIDOW
Of the Chief Ouray, Has Been
Captured by the Cowboys,
Youag C5lerow Confident thai his
Fathers Camp Was A<Gacked-Ad.
vice frOm Senator Teller.
Troops Unl,ss Necessary to Protect
the Lives of settlers.
GONE OUT TO GIVE BATTLE.


terdsy brings the latest news from
Meeker, in which it is stated that Sheriff
X. n isll he'd gone out accompanied by
seventy five well armed and equipped
frontiersnen for The purpose CT locating
and engaging the Indians who are sup
posed to be csmped about twenty-five
miles from Meeker. The number of IN
dams is estimated at IRON l25 to 200.
They are said to be in the high tim9er
land in IN almost impregnable position,
where they will be ag!e to stand OF cutie
an army.
courier just arrived at Glenwood
Springs brings 6 message from General
Reard0n, who is IN command CT the
troops en- route to Meeker. General
Rsardon's message IS dated at MoTgan'9
ranch, On the divide about thirty
miles out from Me. ker and shows
that he has made hslf Of the Journey in
safety, His scouts report INST ABOUT
nine miles distant from Morgan's ranch
they struck fresh Ute trail, which shsW-
ed that the Indians rad crossed ahead of
III, II o. the road. Reardon will hold his
command at the ranch until he hesrs
from Kendall, as ne thinks inst if he has
had an engagement with the indians he
will drive them towards Morgan's rauch
A6Jutant- General West has left Glen
wood Springs for Meeker, and Colonel
+. B. Brooks Is now commanding at that
place. The people OF Meeker feel cont
dent that the Ute war VIII surely take
place.
ACANP DESERTED IN HASTE.
OMAHA, NFB., Aug. % General
Crook received d dispatch yesterday from
Major RaaG!e.tI IN command of Fort Du-
chesne, Utah, which gives ga account of
an unsuccessful attempt to fad C0lorow
and negotiate with hiIn. The dispatch
stated th8t Indian Agent BTrnes, il
charge 0! the White River Ules III the
UintSh agency, hssssent out white mon
IL company with Elney, C0lOr0W's son,
to point near MeGker, where C0!0row
YES supposed to be camDed. On Grriy-
ing there they found the camp had been
burned and domestic utensils were
scattered about es il toe place had been
evacuated in haste. Young C0JoroW SAID
he was confident the camp had been
attacked and burned by cowboys. Il
Yves also reported that Cnapila, the
widow CT the chief, Ouray, had been
mseing squaWs. TIE Ute3 at the agenCy
have no knowledge of any outbreak and
understand that the Colorado authorities
are sitter ColorOW for violsting the game
laws General Crook said he had re
ceived no direct information that there
had been an outbreak, and is strongly in
cllaed 10 believe there Is nothing il il.
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
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ytahegram has been re eived st the War
Department from Major Randlet, com
mandipg Fort Duchesle, U.ah, dated
August 10, through General Terry:
"Colorow has mis- followers win him,
about 100 in ell. They claim Cal0row's
camp could not be found. Fear Of TIE
citizens kept them fjOm search. Crest
anxiety is manifested Conserving Cltp.t..
II the cowboys have harmed ner I aG1ici-
pate trouble. say to the Indians taat
hope she is with C0lOr0T, or may be Il
prisoner al G!anwood Springs, which lat
ter could not be asceFtained."
This IS the trst time the name Of
Chapit9 hss been mentioned in any Of the
reports from the scene OF Tbs Indian
troubles, Although noting IS kaOwn Of
hsr, il is presumed at The War Depart
ment t1a! SIZE is either 4 ralatiYe OF 'ol0-
row or 6 daughter OF some prominent
Ute chief.
The actiug Secretary Of War is in re-
ceipt Oi communications from Acting
Secretary MuldrOw, sJIging .hsg s tale-
gram had been received a. the Interior
Department from Senator Teller st Dea-
yer, to the cffac. that if tie Tie I1diaas
ia Colorado are ret returned TO their res
eTvatiops there will be trouble. Slcre-
tsTy Muidrow says the Indians uGder
Colorow have been staying IN Centre, on
tae western border, near the UaCum.
pabgrC reservation, IN Utah, n III. dis
satisfaction Of settlers IN that locel!f7,
WHO have complained. 1t appears fro1a
the press reports thai they &ra resisting
by force the civil process Of TIE state,
and are creating considerable alarm by
their conduct. This Depar mcns made
efforts to induce them 20 remain On tie
reservation in Utah. Uldar tn
laws the Indians are encouraged to
sever their tribal relations AID ere
entitled to seek homes On the public
domain. The department has no iufor-
maticn that the presence Oh these indians
in Colorado is for that purpose. Ga the
other hand other reports heretofore msd.
set out the CAIN of these Indians, that
they were on their reservation whlou
seems not to be the fact. It's very desir.
able that these Indisns should remain
upon their reservations where they alone
have the care or supervision of an agen5
authorized by lay to look after :hem. a,
the sid OF the military seems TO have been
invoked to prevent their outbreak, and to
preserve peace, l have the honor to re-
commend that while force OF troops is
in the locality all proper means msy be
used by it to induce the indians to 60 10
and remain upon their reservation.
A copy Of this communication hiss been
forwarded TO General Terry by General
MscFerrely, Acting Secretary, The mea-
gre informa ION contained in the des.
patches from Fort Duchesne is all of an
official nature that the military suthori-
ties have TO guide them. Reports Of an
engagement between CoIdroW's follow
ers AID the sheriff's oosse 90 not. in the
opinion OF the VS. O4p.c men: nili las,
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